O/T - general election 2019

[Exiletyke]

Casper, a mirror image of me. Years in the SWP but now I yearn for a Wilson, Callaghan or Healey.

I assumed you meant Denis & not John
Statins not flu jab
Both my comments were in support of yourself but you choose to say I'm a bit short of a full set
when I said your day for being misunderstood
bit odd
Perhaps it's my day for being misunderstood

[wendun]

Why does that rile you so much Monty? It's a statement of fact, we're affected by public services policy, and that of course influences how we see things. But that isn't any superior to any other profession in any other sector. Just that we have direct impact on underfunded services. Why can't we reference that on a political thread? Calm yer pants lad

I suppose if riled I was it was the "entire family" bilge; brought visions of lots of little ragings running around doing good. My own view is that charities are primarily intended to provide employment for the children of the middle classes. I doubt they do any good at all for their supposed recipients. Other than providing well paid jobs it's all about salving the consciences of liberal middle class professionals.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

These NHS lies from leaked documents are getting a bit boring

Still I expect they might get a few sheep to move in a certain direction

[wendun]

I assumed you meant Denis & not John
Statins not flu jab
Both my comments were in support of yourself but you choose to say I'm a bit short of a full set
when I said your day for being misunderstood
bit odd

Well then I apologise. Your remark was a bit cryptic so I perhaps misunderstood it. Yes, I did mean Denis. Not sure what you mean about statins and flu jab: I was expanding the point that many people who claim the flu jab is potentially useless or even harmful also spread the idea that statins make you very ill. Urban myths but perhaps slightly OT.

[wendun]

These NHS lies from leaked documents are getting a bit boring

Still I expect they might get a few sheep to move in a certain direction

Grist, the world is quickly going mad and certainly losing a sense of perspective. Placido Domingo hounded out of Covent garden and the Met for upsetting some second rate snowflake. Today on the BBC news all day the second or third story on each bulletin was some Man City fan making monkey gestures at Man Utd players. Do gooders, politicians, police, anti-racist spokespeople and Kick It Out wastrels all on to say how shocking. Pathetic.

[Exiletyke]

Well then I apologise. Your remark was a bit cryptic so I perhaps misunderstood it. Yes, I did mean Denis. Not sure what you mean about statins and flu jab: I was expanding the point that many people who claim the flu jab is potentially useless or even harmful also spread the idea that statins make you very ill. Urban myths but perhaps slightly OT.

I had the jab for the first time. Feel fine. Same with statins. Mentioned I was being put on them a few years back and everyone in the pub chimed in with "You'll be sorry". Urban myth about horrendous side effects. Never had a problem in five years of taking them.

My statins comment was related to your post above & I assumed you were referring to being put on statins as a flu jab is not something you're put on
Sorry if I didn't make it clear

[Exiletyke]

Grist, the world is quickly going mad and certainly losing a sense of perspective. Placido Domingo hounded out of Covent garden and the Met for upsetting some second rate snowflake. Today on the BBC news all day the second or third story on each bulletin was some Man City fan making monkey gestures at Man Utd players. Do gooders, politicians, police, anti-racist spokespeople and Kick It Out wastrels all on to say how shocking. Pathetic.

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[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Grist, the world is quickly going mad and certainly losing a sense of perspective. Placido Domingo hounded out of Covent garden and the Met for upsetting some second rate snowflake. Today on the BBC news all day the second or third story on each bulletin was some Man City fan making monkey gestures at Man Utd players. Do gooders, politicians, police, anti-racist spokespeople and Kick It Out wastrels all on to say how shocking. Pathetic.

The NHS is undoubtedly under pressure, funding could be better and more people (many born outside the U.K.) put more pressure on it. However the NHS does a great job, its staff being highly commendable, so on today’s BBC web page under election coverage the headline is “General Election 2019: working in the NHS feels sometimes unbearable”

We know it’s hard in the NHS, but still there are GPS retiring at 50 because they don’t financially need to work anymore.

So do we get a well balanced “ make your own mind up” report from the BBC, no we get the emotive stuff that the sheep lap up.

[wendun]

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I was slightly wrong. Just listened to the Villa Leicester game on Radio 5 and on the news immediately after the Man City story had jumped to first place, complete with interview from Kick It Out spokesman. Then we had a fire in Delhi, a murder, a bit of politics and last, a brief mention of two people arrested at Dover in connection with terrorism.
No, Exile, I probably didn't phrase it well. I went for my blood tests and being an old codger they gave me a flu jab. I only mentioned the statins thing because I thought (perhaps wrongly) there were parallels with worries over the flu jab. Cheers.

[Exiletyke]

I was slightly wrong. Just listened to the Villa Leicester game on Radio 5 and on the news immediately after the Man City story had jumped to first place, complete with interview from Kick It Out spokesman. Then we had a fire in Delhi, a murder, a bit of politics and last, a brief mention of two people arrested at Dover in connection with terrorism.
No, Exile, I probably didn't phrase it well. I went for my blood tests and being an old codger they gave me a flu jab. I only mentioned the statins thing because I thought (perhaps wrongly) there were parallels with worries over the flu jab. Cheers.

No probs